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Breaking barriers: The case for automatic admission
This article is the sixth in a series exploring how reimagining graduate education can contribute to solving global grand challenges. Previously, I discussed how students can access customized knowledge to develop new or different career skills. Now, let’s consider how automatic admission processes can open doors to graduate education — making the transition from undergraduate to master’s programs more accessible, flexible and student-centered.
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Grad Life at ASU: How COVID-19 has changed the classes and social lives of graduate students
In a matter of weeks, COVID-19 has upended our society, effectively shutting down the economy as governments and healthcare workers battle the unforeseen pandemic flooding the nation. In particular, students have faced unexpected and…
Grad15: How to take advantage of virtual conferences and events
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the way we learn and explore professional development opportunities has radically shifted. In this week’s episode of Grad15, the Graduate College’s Amanda Athey, shares essential tips for…
Grad15: ASU wellness expert provides tips for managing disruption
In our April 7 edition of the Grad15 webinar, Nika Gueci with the ASU Center for Mindfulness, Resilience and Compassion shared resources and tips on mindfully navigating times of disruption. More conversation than presentation, the…
Dinner interview etiquette tips for graduate students and postdocs
A common professional-social situation that you might find yourself in as a graduate student or postdoc is meeting with peers, professors, or interview committees over lunch,…
Grad15: How to prepare to defend your online thesis or dissertation defenses
Grad15 is a new weekly mini-webinar series tailored to address topics and challenges faced by graduate students in a timely manner.
In this week’s Grad15 mini-webinar, Amanda Athey and Janet Duke shared some timely…
ASU Spring 2020 Commencement moves to virtual online ceremony
The following message was released by ASU President Michael Crow on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies have been combined and will take place the week of May 11. To see the most updated…
ASU graduate students learn how to prepare teaching portfolios in PFx workshop
The second workshop of the Spring 2020 Preparing Future Faculty and Scholars PFx program* offered valuable tips to future faculty as they prepare their teaching portfolios.
The goal of teaching is learning, and your teaching…
Graduate College launches Grad15 Mini-webinar series and the GradConnect Community
Grad15 Weekly Mini-webinar Series
Grad15 is a new weekly mini-webinar series tailored to address topics and challenges faced by graduate students in a timely manner.
Grad15 mini-webinar series gives graduate students tips for productivity
Grad15 is a new weekly mini-webinar series tailored to address topics and challenges faced by graduate students in a timely manner. In our inaugural session, Work,…
What we can learn from “The Surprising Science of Meetings”
Editor’s Note: Thank you to Tom Chanter for giving his permission to republish a portion of his Medium post, “How to Fix Unproductive Business Meetings.”
By Tom Chanter
The Postdoc Office turns “2”
When the Postdoc Office was established two years ago, we had three goals: To establish communication, to provide professional development and to develop community among ASU postdocs.
It has been tremendously rewarding…
Dr. Chinedum Ojinnaka named keynote for Postdoctoral Career Conference
Dr. Chinedum Ojinnaka will be the keynote speaker for the 2020 ASU Postdoctoral Career Conference. Dr. Ojinnaka will share tips on transitioning from being a postdoctoral scholar to a professor.
Postdoc Career Conference goes virtual
On behalf of the Graduate College and the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, we cordially invite you to attend the 2nd Annual ASU Postdoctoral Career Conference on Tuesday, March 31 at 12 p.m. (noon). All postdocs, final-year PhD students…
Introducing Grad15 webinar series
The Graduate College is hosting weekly webinar series via Zoom, to support graduate students through the unusual challenges posed by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The new Grad15 series is topic-focused to provide helpful advice for…
Wellness, caring and connection in the time of COVID-19
ASU’s Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience is offering the ASU community an hour of contemplation every day from 12:00 noon – 1 p.m. Billed as “Caring and connection in the time of COVID-19,” the sessions are open and free. As…
How graduate students can stay productive working from home
While we are all feeling challenged by the uncertainty in response to the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), that challenge can be multiplied if you have to put our research/data collection “on pause”.
Are there ways to stay…
Policy change: Use Zoom for all spring thesis and dissertation defenses
We are currently in peak season for students defending theses and dissertations. As you know, graduate policy dictates that:
We are prepared for COVID-19
As we cope with the demands and challenges stemming from the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), I want to reassure you that ASU and the Graduate College are prepared for this challenge. You are too!
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ASU graduate scholars showcase research in action at Knowledge Mobilization Awards
For the fourth year in a row, ASU graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from across all disciplines presented at the Knowledge Mobilization Awards (KMA) ceremony on Wednesday, March 4. The awards are a showcase and celebration of those…
We are prepared to contain the Coronavirus
As we cope with the demands and challenges stemming from the spread of the Novel coronavirus, I want to reassure you that ASU and the Graduate College are prepared for this challenge. You are too!
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ASU PhD student Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes is cleaning drinking water with light
At 19, Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes found herself far from home in the Republic of Zambia, a south-central African country named after one of the longest rivers on the continent.
She was there through an undergraduate international…
ASU Graduate College Outstanding Faculty Mentors take center stage
For the past 33 years, the ASU Graduate College has hosted the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards to celebrate the time and effort that faculty members give to support students through mentorship.
The 2019–20…
Three ways PhD students can prepare for future careers
To support the careers of current and aspiring PhD holders, we need a better understanding of t
Even introverted graduate students can learn to build professional networks in PFx workshop
Preparing Future Faculty and Scholars (PFx), a course designed to help doctoral and MFA students and postdoctoral fellows transition successfully to employment in academic and nonacademic fields, kicked off its 2020 Spring events with the…